Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 21:59:08 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "William" <willay@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEODFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <a24358fb0605030141k50ab4ee5s4957c4500f8de0a1@mail.gmail.com>
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Then be prepared to either fix the driver, pay a developer to fix the driver, or buy a 64 bit nic that fits in the slot in the server and that is a different chipset. You may get lucky and get a DL320 G4 that does not have the specific Broadcom chip in it. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of William >Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:41 AM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 > > >The chances of getting it returned because fbsd doesnt work are >very small! :( > >On 03/05/06, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote: >> >> I have a DL320 G4 in the rack and the thing panics under 6.1-RC1 >> when more than a few K of data is sent over the bge interface. I >> haven't tried 6.0-RELEASE on it. Just make sure you can return it >> if it doesen't work. >> >> Ted >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of William >> >Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 3:10 AM >> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> >Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 >> > >> > >> >What was your experience like with 6.0-RELEASE and the dl320 g4? I've >> >had a quote back on that model so could be near to actually getting >> >some hardware for once :) >> > >> >On 30/04/06, No@SPAM@mgEDV.net <nospam@mgedv.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> just for info: our dl320 g4 also has bge interfaces, and >> >> they work very well under 6.1-RC1 (even BETA4 was ok). >> >> but our server has been bought 2 months ago, maybe there's >> >> a newer/different chipset in it. >> >> we also have a dl320 g2 being heavily used as lan switches >> >> monitor, this server also has bge interfaces and had no >> >> problem since 1 year capturing and analyzing more than >> >> 26GB/day (avg) of nw-data on the 2nd interface and serving >> >> more than 4GB/day (avg) on the primary one (both IPv4 only). >> >> >> >> c ya ;-) >> >> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >> >-- >> >No virus found in this incoming message. >> >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release >Date: 5/1/2006 >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date: 5/1/2006 >
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